Ninth Symphony

"Xiao Liu, go away! The police are here!"

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"This place will be surrounded soon, and it will be too late if we don't go!"

Hearing the urging of his companions, the boy squatting beside the corpse stood up solemnly, his hands were stained with crimson blood, and he looked very terrifying.

"Ancestor, you want to kill me! Hurry up!"

Hearing another urging from his companion, the boy wiped his hands with the inside of the brand-name woolen coat he was wearing, then pulled the hat over his head and quickly ran towards the dark place in the corner.

When his companion waited for him to get close, he took a step forward and grabbed his arm, turned around and ran towards the depths of an alley on the side at a faster speed.

The two of them ran non-stop for more than ten minutes, and they estimated that they were at least ten blocks away from the place just now before they stopped slowly and gasped for breath.

"It should be safe here." The companion recovered first, took out the pocket watch on his chest and looked at it: "There is still an hour and a half, enough for you to go back and prepare."

"En." The young man responded in a low voice, his eyes were turbulent, and he couldn't see how many emotions were surging.

"Let's change our clothes first, it's too conspicuous for you to go out in this way. Hair, mess it up, it's really impossible to rub against the wall. And your face, your face—"

When the companion said this, he suddenly bent down and wiped the ground with his hands twice, then straightened up and touched the boy's face.

"Hey--"

"Hey, hello, what are you talking about at this time, put your hands down!"

"..." The helplessness in the young man's eyes flashed away, but then he obediently put down his hands and let others smear him.

After some "disguise", both of them became quite different from before, but their slender figures still remained the same.

"Your coat is a trouble. The blood stains won't come off for a while, and it will be terrible if it is found out."

The companion shook the expensive coat and said.

"Burn it." The boy didn't even frown.

"Okay." The companion answered simply: "Leave it to me, you go back quickly."

"Can you do it alone?"

"Don't be a mother-in-law like a woman, hurry up, if you show a flaw, it's hard to explain later."

"Okay." The boy didn't hesitate anymore this time, he rubbed his hair randomly again, walked to the alley and looked around to make sure no one noticed, then he arched his back and walked out quickly to the street.

There were people coming and going on the street, and a tall, thin man with a gray face suddenly appeared in ordinary clothes and did not attract the attention of others. The young man slowed down his pace and minimized his sense of existence until he reached a magnificent building He stopped before the object.

This is the whole city, no, it should be said to be the most famous concert hall in the whole country, at least all the performers or performance groups at the national level can come here to perform.

And now, there is a huge poster on the most conspicuous place at the entrance of this concert hall, which reads in cursive and bold words: The new generation of "Piano Prince"—Xi Yin—takes you into the world of genius. Create space and appreciate the unparalleled performance art!

The young man looked at the poster a few more times, and a sneer that he couldn't tell whether it was disdain or mockery gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Then he turned around, went around to a little-known door at the back of the concert hall, picked the lock from there and slipped in quietly.

No one noticed, just like when he came out.

No one noticed.

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The two-hour piano recital was originally scheduled, but because the audience's requests for additional performances were too strong, Xi Yin played two more pieces and an impromptu creation, which made everyone leave the venue satisfied.

Now that Xi Yin had just stepped off the stage, a group of fans and reporters were crowding desperately towards him, and the accompanying bodyguards and staff had to form a "human wall" to protect him.

Suddenly, a word came from a place not far behind.

"The concert was very good."

Hearing this familiar voice, Xi Yin couldn't help but glance back, and then said with a touch of sarcasm in his voice: "Officer Du, I didn't know you still had the pleasure of coming to the concert."

"I have a passion for elegance, but unfortunately I don't have time."

The speaker was wearing a dark blue police uniform, and looked very young, with well-defined facial features.

He was smiling slightly at this time, looking very friendly, only those eyes were too sharp to look directly at.

Really, once you see it, you will never forget it.

"You came here when you didn't have time, isn't it selfish?" Xi Yin watched him approaching step by step, and said coldly, holding down her desire to leave immediately.

"Of course I'm here on business." The man showed his police badge to Xi Yin with a slightly serious expression: "Xi Yin, I need your assistance in the investigation."

"Investigate what?" Xi Yin subconsciously curled up her fingers at her side and asked.

The man stared at him seriously: "Another murder happened."

Xi Yin couldn't help clenching her fists: "What's none of my business?"

"This is what I want to find out."

"Du Nian!"

Xi Yin's eyes suddenly became very cold, he stared at the other party and said: "I have already said that I have nothing to do with the case these days, and I don't know what the motive and purpose of the criminal are. You have time to investigate me It’s better to go to the scene of the crime to find clues.”

Du Nian looked at him intently, and after a few seconds, the corners of his mouth suddenly curled up, with a half-smile on his face.

"On August 27th, the first case occurred, and the deceased was the driver of the Xi family; on September [-]rd, the deceased was the garden repairman of the Xi family; on September [-]th—that is, today, it just happened In the third case, the deceased was the special tuner of Xi Yin, the young master of the Xi family."

When Du Nian said this, he deliberately stopped, his eagle-like eyes firmly fixed on Xi Yin's every move, even the barely noticeable tremors on his face.

"Uncle Wu... is dead..."

Xi Yin gritted her teeth and squeezed out four words from between her teeth.

"Yeah." Du Nian nodded, looked at Xi Yin's face and added: "My condolences."

Xi Yin didn't speak for a while, but just stood there with her fists clenched and her head bowed.

Du Nian stared at his watch, and when the time passed by 3 minutes, he said again: "Now you understand why I came to you. Once or twice can be explained by coincidence, but three times, let alone a coincidence, no one will believe it. Xi Yin, no matter who the prisoner is this time, he is going to the Xi family."

"So what." Xi Yin's emotions seemed to have calmed down, and he let go of his clenched fist and asked word by word.

"Don't pretend to be confused."

Du Nian said bluntly: "You are the only real owner of the Xi family now. If the other party really comes for the Xi family, then the ultimate target is likely to be you."

Xi Yin couldn't help raising her head to look at Du Nian when she heard the words, but then lowered her head again in an instant.

"What do you want to say?" He asked in a low voice.

As if waiting for his words, Du Nian took out a folded piece of paper from his bosom, spread it out and handed it to Xi Yin.

"I have already consulted with the bureau and got approval. From now on, I will stay with you 24 hours a day to ensure your personal safety."

"What?! Who told you to decide on your own!" Xi Yin twisted her neck instantly and nearly dislocated her.

Du Nian refolded the piece of paper, approached, and stuffed the paper into the top pocket of his tuxedo under Xi Yin's frightened eyes.

"It seems that you and I have to get along for a while. Xi Yin, I will take good care of you." Du Nian said with a smile.

After Xi Yin finished listening, a chill rose inexplicably down her spine.

Du Nian... Does he know something?